World Cup - Gerrard: England aren't worrying about Suarez

Steven Gerrard does not know whether Luis Suarez will be available for the World Cup and nor does he care, with the England captain confident of beating Uruguay with or without his Liverpool team-mate leading the line.

Both players have text the striker to see whether he will be fit for the Group D clash on June 19, although Gerrard has no such concerns about the in-form Liverpool striker.

"I don't know whether he is going to be available," the England captain said.

"I think the only people that know whether he is going to be available is Luis himself and the physio and doctors in their team.

"For me, it is not very important, it is something we can't control and is not my main focus. My main focus is to make sure all the England players are fit and available to play.

"Going into that game we're very confident that we can get the right result whether Luis is available or not."

England take on Uruguay in their second Group D match in Sao Paulo, five days after kicking-off their campaign against Italy in Manaus, deep in the heart of the Amazon.

The Three Lions have three friendly matches in preparation for the tournament, taking on Ecuador and Honduras in Miami after their only match on home soil against Peru on Friday.

A morale-boosting victory looks likely against the South Americans, ranked 42nd in the world, and Gerrard knows the importance of fuelling the positivity Prime Minister David Cameron mentioned on his visit to St George's Park on the eve of the game.